Lunar Eclipse & Choices
Do you feel the motion? Not only aswirl in every possible direction we can go, but also like a seesaw …
Up and down. Up and Down. Up and Down.
Which way will we choose to go?
Shall we rise toward life and the rebirth of compassion, or continue to careen in a downward spiral of disconnection and death?
When it all feels too much, please remember:
From the creative power of the individual to the magnified potential of a collective, it all comes down to our choices. And our choices often come down to our world view. And is one’s world view a matter of choice? I believe that by a certain point in our lives, it is, or at the very least can become so.
I came to know that the Universe will always show me that whatever I believe in is true; we co-create life. If one person believes people are intrinsically good and kind, and another knows for an absolute fact that people are innately selfish and corrupt, the Universe has no trouble at all reflecting back diametrically opposed truths. That is why we can be so divided— both inside ourselves (thinking, “I deserve better” in one breath and “I deserve nothing” in the next)— and outside, fighting with one another as citizens of this country and of this beautiful world.
Now we are in a potent moment in this shifting time of evolutionary chaos. Many feel it is too late.
Despair is rampant.
It is as the discoverers of DNA, the double helix of life said, after so many failed experiments, “We knew we’d finally found it, because it was too BEAUTIFUL not to be it".
What shall we choose to give our supportive energy to, magically and through our actions, such as voting, or how we treat the cashier at the convenience store? We can believe in and support the continuation of power-over others as the way the world works, with us being either the dominator or dominated (a lose-lose situation despite appearances to the contrary), or we can choose, again and again, moment by moment to cooperate with “Nature’s guiding, evolutionary genius.” (phrase coined by Caroline Casey, astrologer)
Let us reject/eclipse the delusionary message of the bumper sticker I saw the other day that said: God, Guns and Guts made America great.
I wrote a haiku to offer an alternative world view of kinship, and as a magical invocation for the election, since I believe all transformation happens from our imagination directed in concert with our actions:
Use your magic and your vote.
Envision the world you want to live in and what you want for your great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandchildren.
Nourish yourself with whole foods to feed your resilience, and with herbs like nettles. Give thanks for what you receive and for what you have the opportunity to grow & share. Burn herbs like Artemisia to help free your authentic, wild self!
~*~ Blessed Be ~*~
Here is a chant I wrote that can also be spoken. I'll record this and let you know when and where I've posted it so you can sing it with me and in your own circles.